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Sam leaned away from her as she made the call Her friend’s face filled the screen, her expression one of mild surprise “Remi Hold on Let me step outside where it’s a little quieter I’m at dinner with the crew”

“Finish eating It can wait I just wanted to ask you a few questions about the books For taxes”

“No No I’ve beento call—”

“Who is it, LaBelle?” caround

“Reo,” she said “Questions about the books”

A man’s face appeared on the screen next to Renee’s “I’ve been telling LaBelle she needs to call you to set up a ”

Her friend nodded “He has,” she said, then seemed to realize that Remi had no idea who the er Hank, Reo Foundation I’m sure Sam can’t be too far away”

“Right next tothe screen to show Sam He nodded at them

Hank smiled “So, what do you say? Set up a video call in a day or two? We know you must have questions”

Had it been a reed There was too much money unaccounted for, in his opinion, to handle it with a video call “Turns out,” Saeria next Monday No reason we couldn’t fly in a day or two earlier and stop off in Tunisia on our way Might be easier if we all sit down together”

Renee LaBelle shook her head “A slight logistics proble will you be in Nigeria? Maybe you could come by after?”

“Hard to say,” Sa out to the southern edge of Gashaka Gumti National Park, where two of their assistants, Wendy Corden and Pete Jeffcoat, had been living these past fewschool for girls Though nearly finished, they’d fallen behind schedule, and their goal was to have everything done before the rainy season started “We’re checking in on one of the Foundation’s projects”

Renee’s face lit up “Is that the school out in the bush? Do you actually have students yet?”

“We do,” Remi said

“Here’s a thought,” Renee said “We could leave the conference a day early,all the way back to Tunis Go over the books, pop out to the school …” She gave an apologetic s you need is us traipsing around while you’re busy working”